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• Family Law Amendment Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  16 Mar 2005 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Attorney-General 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Family Law Act 1975

  in relation to: enforcement of court orders; replacement of certain outdated terms (including introduction of the term “divorce”); recovery of child maintenance paid by a person found not to be a parent; operation of appeals; clarification of the rule-making power of the Family Court; and technical amendments; and

  Bankruptcy Act 1966

  to confer on the Family Court of Western Australia the same jurisdiction that is conferred on the Family Court of Australia in relation to concurrent family law proceedings where a party is a bankrupt. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Fisheries Legislation Amendment (International Obligations and Other Matters) Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Mar 2005 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Fisheries Administration Act 1991

  and

  Fisheries Management Act 1991

  to: give effect to Australia’s obligations under the Convention on the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean; increase the exchange of information with foreign governments and international intergovernmental organisations in relation to suspected illegal fishers; provide for improved management of Australia’s fish stocks; and correct a drafting error. Also makes consequential amendments to the

  Fisheries Management Act 1991

  and

  Migration Act 1958

  contingent on commencement of the proposed

  Border Protection Legislation Amendment (Deterrence of Illegal Foreign Fishing) Act 2005

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Flags Amendment (Flying the Australian National Flag in a Heritage Place) Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 May 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  FERGUSON, Martin, (former Member) 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Flags Act 1953

  to enable a person to fly the Australian national flag on heritage-listed land which is owned or leased by the person. 

  Bill

• Family and Community Services Legislation Amendment (Family Assistance and Related Measures) Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 May 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Family and Community Services 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999

  and

  A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999

  to: modify the method of calculating family tax benefit (FTB) Part B for certain secondary earners who return to work after the birth or adoption of a child; expand the maternity payment eligibility criteria to cover children adopted under 2 years of age; set aside and write-off certain family assistance non-lodgment debts; clarify the meaning of “partner”; limit rent assistance and claims for FTB for a past period; preclude FTB advances for certain child support debtors; and introduce an order of reductions for FTB Part B rates;

  A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999

  ,

  Social Security Act 1991

  ,

  Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

  and

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  to prevent duplicate rent assistance payments; and

  A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999

  and

  Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

  to provide for cancellation of only the rent assistance portion of a person’s FTB or social security payment for failing to submit a rent certificate review. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Film Licensed Investment Company (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 May 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Communications, Information Technology and the Arts 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Film Licensed Investment Company Bill 2005, the bill amends the

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  to give effect to the proposed

  Film Licensed Investment Company Act 2005

  . Also repeals the

  Film Licensed Investment Company Act 1998

  which provided for a pilot film licensed investment company scheme. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Film Licensed Investment Company Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 May 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Communications, Information Technology and the Arts 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Film Licensed Investment Company (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2005, the bill provides for a film licensed investment company scheme which will end on 30 June 2009. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Fuel Quality Standards (Ethanol content) Amendment Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 May 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  WINDSOR, Tony, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Fuel Quality Standards Act 2000

  to provide for the inclusion of ethanol in fuel supplied for use in motor vehicles. 

  Bill

• Farm Household Support Amendment (Exceptional Circumstances Relief Payment) Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  16 Jun 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Farm Household Support Act 1992

  to implement changes to: the income test for the Exception Circumstances Relief Payment; and the process by which farmers obtain Exceptional Circumstances Certificates. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Fuel Quality Standards (Renewable Content of Motor Vehicle Fuel) Amendment Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  05 Sep 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  KATTER, Bob, Jnr, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Fuel Quality Standards Act 2000

  to provide for the inclusion of ethanol and other renewable fuel in fuel supplied for use in motor vehicles. 

  Bill

• Family and Community Services Legislation Amendment (Welfare to Work) Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  09 Nov 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Family and Community Services 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Employment and Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment (Welfare to Work and Other Measures) Bill 2005, the bill amends the:

  A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999

  and

  A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999

  to: increase the number of hours of child care benefit payable without needing to meeting the work/training/study test; and modify the work/training/study test applicable to those who wish to claim up to 50 hours child care benefit in a week. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum